We performed a comparison between IBM API Connect and WSO2 API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We really like the runtime capabilities of IBM API Connect. The creation of products and the control of the monetization and hit rate are some of the features which we've found very valuable."
"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to distribute work among our API developers, so we don't have to do all the work as IBM API Connect administrators and IBM DataPower administrators."
"Scalable and stable API platform for creating and managing APIs."
"API Connect is a very good platform for the development of APIs."
"Our version supports containerized integration. I can write APIs, which can be moved into a testing environment without needing a forklift. It can check if APIs are compliant before moving them into production."
"I have found IBM API Connect to be highly secure, efficient, easy to deploy, and has a great GUI. It can operate and integrate well with other vendors, such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft."
"The most valuable feature is the security we get from this solution. I know of a bank that uses it to ensure that everything is secure. The second feature I like is the retail environment, where we actually want to be able to provide as many suppliers and consumers with APIs as possible. If you are well-trained in the writing of RESTful API's, you can actually publish an API in a matter of minutes, test it, and publish it."
"Security is well organized and managed within the solution."
"The scalability is fine for our purposes."
"It's very scalable, which is one of the best features."
"API management lifecycle is the most valuable."
"WSO2 API Manager is a stable solution."
"The solution is open source and easy to configure."
"The product is easy to use."
"It's a good product."
"This solution is a little bit faster, easier to use, and has better integration than the other solutions I have experienced."
"We would have more capability to interact with the catalog and inventories, so a more DevOps-friendly solution is needed."
"The implementation process could benefit from improvements, as it may take some time to become accustomed to the deployment."
"Debugging could be improved."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The automation and the simplicity could be improved."
"The installation process could use improvement. I hope that in the next release, the installation process is easier."
"The integration of cloud-based services is where we're looking for improvement in this platform."
"The developmental process is not quite user-friendly."
"The stability is pretty good, but it could be improved."
"Based on our recent large scaling project, the latency needs to be improved."
"Providing easy configuration for email and SMS notifications, layout and customization of admin and developer landing pages."
"The professional support and licensing aspects of WSO have been a challenge."
"From what I have experienced from the versions I have tried, they could improve on the multi-tenant environments to allow some kind of SSO single sign-on between tenant."
"The initial setup can be difficult."
"We found WSO2 API Manager to be a bit complex."
"WSO2 API Manager could improve the API approval system."
IBM API Connect is ranked 5th in API Management with 73 reviews while WSO2 API Manager is ranked 8th in API Management with 33 reviews. IBM API Connect is rated 8.0, while WSO2 API Manager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM API Connect writes "Good speed and performance, but it's based on a bit dated architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WSO2 API Manager writes "Reliable with good capabilities and good support". IBM API Connect is most compared with IBM DataPower Gateway, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and TIBCO Cloud API Management, whereas WSO2 API Manager is most compared with Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise, Amazon API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management and Tyk. See our IBM API Connect vs. WSO2 API Manager report.
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